The action takes place in Chapel Croft, a village with a dark history. 500 years ago, Protestants, including two young girls, were burned at the stake here. 30 years ago, two teenage girls mysteriously disappeared. And a few weeks ago, the vicar hanged himself in the church. Now Jack Brooks, the new vicar raising his 15-year-old daughter Flo, arrives in these parts hoping to start a new life. However, instead of finding peace in their new home, Jack soon realizes that the village is teeming with conspiracies and secrets.